Hayes v. State

COUNTISS, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, § 19.05, Tex.Penal Code Ann. (Vernon 1974) * and punishment, enhanced by a prior felony conviction, was assessed at fifteen years in the penitentia ry. Appellant presents nine grounds of error in this court. Concluding that none justify reversal, we affirm.

The evidence is undisputed that appellant consumed a quantity of alcohol, drove his vehicle the wrong way down a one-way street and collided with another vehicle at an intersection. An elderly couple in the other vehicle was killed and appellant was injured. The amount…